We examined whether ischemic heart disease (IHD) hospital admissions were associated with air pollutants in those with and without secondary diagnoses of arrhythmia (ARR) or congestive heart failure… (More)

OBJECTIVE
There are limited data on the risk of pulmonary disease in patients with diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the incidence of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary… (More)

OBJECTIVE
To characterize decision-making processes and outcomes among men expressing early-treatment preferences for low-risk prostate cancer.
METHODS
We conducted telephone surveys of men newly… (More)

BACKGROUND
A positive association between smoking and increased risk of tuberculosis disease is well documented for populations outside the USA. However, it is unclear whether smoking increases risk… (More)